DRDE Transfers Brake Parachute System of LCA-Tejas to OPF

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, a pioneer in design and development of state-ofthe-art parachutes, transferred the technology to manufacture brake parachutes for LCA Tejas to Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF), Kanpur, in a function held on 20 July 2017.

Shri Debashish Chakraborty, OS and Director ADRDE handed over the documents pertaining to Transfer ofTechnology (ToT) to Shri GC Rout, IOFS, General Manager, OPF, Kanpur. The documents have been duly vetted by CEMILAC, Bengaluru. The brake parachute for LCA Tejas is made of nylon and Kevlar material.

The textile material used in the system has been developed as per ADRDE specifications and is available
indigenously.

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